. >> shell pointed the finger at kenneth smith, the new boyfriend of an ex-girlfriend. but it was shell who found himself in a compromising position when he finally landed at dfw airport late yesterday, where officers against were waiting on the tarmac. all the publicity caught the attention of police in texas where shell faced arrest warrants after missing court appearances. >> no comment, just let me alone, please. >> reporter: this afternoon he posted bond and walked out jail with the same carry-on and clothes on the initial trip, a bizarre trip that ultimately landed him a night behind bars. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >>> now, if convicted, the defendant faces a maximum ten years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and possible restitution. some drama there. >>> doug's here with a look at our weather. kind of warm out there, but fall is on the way, sent it. >> nice and cool now in the studio. doreen comes in, it cools things down. i love it. i love it. thank you, doreen. >> i like it cooler. >> all right -- >> not so much at home. >> team cool. >> weigh in. >>> an

how much trouble is this kenneth smith? >> big trouble.wake of 9/11 -- >> you don't do this. >> you can't do it. our way of life has changed since anything else. weaver comie i we're coming to an anniversary of that. apparently the hoaxer -- >> this was revenge or something. >> he's dating an ex-girlfriend of the person that he hoaxed and this person who was hoaxed posted some facebook pictures that were not too flattering of his girlfriend now and he does this. on the legal side of it, it's not funny and it's not funny because a lot of things can happen. in this particular case you have a flight that's flying off. of course, what they do is the officials take it seriously. they reroute the flight. everyone comes off and he at gun point get off the plane. you can imagine the resources involved. you can imagine how people felt with the plane coming back. there's a federal statute for filing false information. >> this is some girlfriend, boyfriend, don't. i would be furious. >> there's better ways to get back at someone. >> taking it to the

here to philadelphia after takeoff. >> no comment, please. >> reporter: philadelphia resident kenneth smithn't have much to say outside of federal court, but he did have a lot to say to federal agents. according to this court affidavit smith admits last thursday he walked to a pay phone and called philadelphia airport police, using a fake name he told police u.s. airways passenger christopher shell flying to dallas had liquid explosives on him and that he was going to attempt to get through tsa security. but when police looked into, it they realized shell was also airborne, so they ordered the plane back. >> they just come on and said that they were going to turn us around for technical difficulties, and then there's fire departments on the side and the s.w.a.t. team back here. it was a little weird. >> several fbi and atf agents came in from the back of the plane and walked up to the middle of the plane and pointed guns at a particular passenger and told him to put his hands in front of the seat. >> reporter: they handcuffed shell and took him off the plane. >> and i could see him out the

kenneth smith is accused of allegedly making that phone call to report a false threat about a passenger with liquid explosives on board this u.s. airways flight. according to an affidavit, it was to prevent his ex- girlfriend. he took off on a nearly flight from philadelphia to dallas. minutes later, they got a 911 call saying that he was on a flight carrying liquid explosives. the pilot turned back but did not tell passengers why. they pulled him off the plane at gunpoint only to discover the 29-year-old was the victim of a prank. within hours, they had his ex- girlfriend and new boyfriend in for questioning. >> they face up to 10 years in prison. >> he says the company are -- the couple, if charged, could face up to a decade in prison. >> a prosecutor has a huge amount of discretion here running all the way from no charges to a federal felony each carrying a five-year statute. he was handcuffed a second time when he landed in texas for outstanding warrants. >> if found guilty, they say he could not only face of to 10 years in prison but $250,000 in fines and possible restitution. nata

. >> shell pointed the finger at kenneth smith, the new boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend. day federal agents arrested smith who apparently admitted making the call from a pay phone as a as a result of compromising pictures shell posted of his ex-girlfriend on facebook, but it was shell who found himself in a compromising position when he landed where officers were again waiting on the tarmac. all the publicity had caught the attention of police in texas, where he faced arrest warrants after missing court appearances on multical drug -- this afternoon he posted bond in the is same clothes he was wearing. a bizarre trip that ultimately landed him a night behind bars. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >>> if convicted, smith faces a maximum of ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. he could also be forced to repay police for their emergency response. >>> a canine cop in long island is being hailed a hero after finding a doctor who disappeared in a state park. his name is chase. he's a 4-year-old police dog that jumped into action monday after a 76-year-old man disappeared

police say the woman's new boyfriend a 26-year-old kenneth smith admitted to for a photo he posted onook. >> there are five guys came on the plane and i saw a rifle. and about that time he pointed at the guy sitting next to me. >> and shell was cleared of any wrong doing in the airplane he was arrested in dallas on outstanding drug warrants. smith could face 10 years and a $250,000 fine for that hoax. >> we're not going back. we're moving forward. >> the speech is the most ever for a political event. mitt romney averaged 14,000 tweets per minute during his speech. twitter says the top-tweeted messages were i'm no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. that got 43,000 tweets in moments after he said it. and second, was this one. i will never turn medicare into a voucher that. comment received just over 39,000 tweets. and there is clint eastward talking again. these are his comments. he told his newspaper that he didn't prepare a speech and the only thought about using that chair at the last minute. he was back stage. nobody knew about it. he talked to an image nairy obama on the t

kenneth smith jr. was charged with making a false threat, after admitting that he phoned police and told them that a passenger on the flight had liquid explosives. smith was trying to get revenge on his new girlfriend's ex, the passenger he said had the explosi explosives, because he posted compromising photos of her on facebook. >>> one of arnold schwarzenegger's last moves as governor of california, reduced the manslaughter sentence for the son of a political ally. schwarzenegger cut his sentence from 16 years to 7 years. >>> and four nfl players suspended for their roles in the new orleans saints pay for pain bounty scandal have been reinstated. an appeals panel found the commissioner did not have the authority to impose the suspensions. but the players could be suspended again, if the league shows there was an intent to injure other players. >>> and look at this terrifying video. a maryland state trooper, nearly run over by a tractor-trailer after pulling over an suv. you see the trooper stumble to

kenneth smith, jr. is accused of calling police and saying another man, christopher shell, was on board a plane with liquid explosives. the plane was ordered back to philadelphia and shell was removed. shell is the ex-boyfriend of smith's current girlfriend. police say smith was angry over a picture shell had posted of the woman on facebook. >> always in the wrong place at the wrong time and, i mean, it may not even have anything to do with him at all. seems like he gets in the middle of something. just, you know, ends up being chaotic. >> smith has been charged with conveying false information that interfered with aviation. if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. >>> new this morning, at least six people are dead after a suicide bombing near nato headquarters. officials say five other people were seriously injured in the attack in central kabul. the attack happened as afghans honored the 11th anniversary of the death of ahmad masud, killed in an al-

>> the person accused of making the tip has been identified as kenneth w. smith of philadelphia.mitted to the false tip using the name george michael to identify himself. he said the plot was to avenge a compromising photo of his ex-girlfriend who smith is now dating. now smith is facing 10 years in prison in addition to a $250,000 fine. he had his very first court appearance a short time ago and was released on a quarter million dollars bail. but this case is not over. he's expected to be back in court within the next week. >> he's in a heap of trouble. david lee miller from new york. >>> a terrifying bank robbery in los angeles has eerie simulates to a move. masked gunman forced a bank manager to strap on a bomb and order her to rob the employees of her own bank. the robbers made off with the money and s.w.a.t. teams freed the manager from the bomb before blowing it up. cops say it turns out the device was not actually an explosive. still the heist is drawing comparisons 30 minutes or less in which robbers strap a bomb on a pizza delivery man and force him to rob a bank. that h

>> indeed, the alleged perpetrator of the hoax 26-year-old kenneth w. smith jr. of philadelphia said he gave cops the bogus information about explosives on that u.s. air flight because of a woman. smith, who was in court today, told investigators he made the bogus call to police to retaliate against his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend for posting compromising photos of her on facebook. smith is now free on a quarter million dollars bail but his legal problems are not over. he faces federal charges that could result in 10 years behind bars. as well as a quarter million dollars fine. harris? >> harris: boy, if that is through is one heck of the way to get back at somebody. the trouble is not over for the apparent victim the guy hauled off the plane. >> that's right. he had a very bad day. the alleged hoax victim 29-year-old christopher shell no doubt about breathe a sigh of relief. he was allowed to continue his trip to dallas where he was planning to celebrate his birthday but when his plane touched down he was arrested by airport police there. that's the second time in

. >> reporter: the fbi says 26-year-old kenneth w. smith jr. of philadelphia admitted making the telephone call to police that forced the us airways jet bound for dallas to turn around in midair. >> no comment, please. >> reporter: but that was the beginning of a high-flying drama that resulted in the arrest of a man who used to date smith's girlfriend. in the phone call, authorities say smith claimed that christopher schell, a passenger on the plane, was carrying a liquid explosive. a s.w.a.t. team surrounded the plane in philadelphia and removed schell in handcuffs but they found no explosives. steve mcneil was sitting next to him. >> going back to texas for a birthday. the company he was works for was paying for him to go back, said he just broke up with his girlfriend. >> reporter: schell told authorities that he believed his ex-girlfriend and smith were responsible for the phone call threat. schell was released without charges and allowed to fly on to dallas. the fbi arrested smith and charged him with giving false and misleading informati

kenneth submit. today police arrested smith, who admitted to making the call in an act of revenge after shell posted a compromising picture of his girlfriend on facebook. if convicted, smith faces up to ten years in prison. >>> thinking of waking up early tomorrow to go to a garage sale or estate sale? one virginia woman did that and it paid off big. she paid $7 for a painting because she liked the frame. turns out that painting is an authentic renoir worth somewhere close to $100,000. the anonymous owner bought it at a flea market in the shenandoah valley more than a year ago. her mother urged her to get it apraised before popping out the picture and replacing it. >> the lady brought it in in a plastic bag. when i told her it was right, she actually was taken to the side by a colleague, she nearly passed out. >> art historians believe renoir painted this piece in 1879. it will be auctioned off at the potomac company in alexandria on september 29th. >> wow. >>> now to a story that's all over the internet. a mother from california flew cross country with newborn twin babies this week. worried the inf

kenneth w. smith indicted for allegedly placing a bogus call yesterday threatening a u.s. airways flight bound for dallas. today's federal indictment says smith called police and he told them that a passenger on that plane was carrying liquid explosives. the plane was diverted and searched as was the pranked passenger and then sent on its way. if convicted, smith could face ten years in prison. and in texas you can put the pedal to the metal from austin to san antonio. the texas transportation commission has approved an 85-mile-an-hour speed limit on a new toll road on a 41-mile stretch of state highway 130. it's expected to be the highest speed limit in the united states when it kicks in this fall. you won't even have to slow down to pay those tolls. officials say they'll be collected electronically along the way. imagine that. 85 miles an hour. >> yeah. have you ever driven on the autoban? >> i haven't. autobonn comes to texas. thanks very much. >>> in this tough economy even a full-time job is no g